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BajanThings is about Bygone Barbados. Bajan history. Handed down Bajan stories. Bajan folklore. Bajan people. Bajans who made their mark on the world stage. Hiking in Barbados. Bajans hiking, trekking and exploring foreign destinations (international travel).
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Index of Family Names taken from Barbados Maps between 1657 and 1847
Jeff Clinton has built an index of family names that appear on old Barbados maps from 1657 (Ligon) through to 1847 (Schomburgk) – quite an undertaking! Jeff Clinton’s work indexing family names and plantation names on old Barbados maps started with a cruise trip to Barbados and a map on display at Sunbury Plantation that…
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Really fun read. Brought to my mind the good old bajan school of Standpipe.. Thank you for doing this.
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Over time our BajanThings home page has evolved. This was the design of the home page from January 2023 – December 2023. At that time we used the classic theme Astra Pro. The active menu on the navigation bar was at that time a Dark Red (#990000) – the same as the buttons – with the hover menu being Red (#CC0000). For this facsimile we have not replicated the old navigation menu colour scheme, below is a screenshot:
More memories:- My favourite evening programme was “Let’s Go, Fire Fighters!” A new exciting drama every night on fire fighting.…